From the Book - Tenth edition.
Part I. Preparing for data analysis. Introduction: the theory and practice of social research
Description of data sets: the general social survey
Part II. Univariate analysis. Using SPSS statistics: some basics
Describing your data : religiosity
Presenting your data in graphic form: political orientations
Recoding your data: religiosity and political orientations
Creating composite measures: exploring attitudes toward abortion in more depth
Suggestions for further analysis
Part III. Bivariate analysis. Examining the sources of religiosity
Political orientations as cause and effect
What causes different attitudes toward abortion?
Measures of association for nominal and ordinal variables
Correlation and regression analysis
Suggestions for further Bivariate analyses
Part IV. Multivariate analysis. Multiple causation: examining religiosity in greater depth
Dissecting the political factor
A powerful prediction of attitudes toward abortion
Suggestions for further multivariate analyses
Part V. The adventure continues. Designing and executing your own survey
Further opportunities for social research
Appendix B: Questionnaire for class survey.